Preludes & Fugues Archives

Cool interview on LAist! Good to read about the collaborative process from two sides!

Is this the first time SOSE has extended a production, well sorta? I'm happy to hear that we're extending the show, well actually just adding an additional peformance on closing weekend. It starts at 4, runs 80 minutes w/out intermission. So figure you're outta there by 5:30. It's another shot to see the show before it closes, so don't miss it! Or come see it again and again. I've been closely involved in the production from start to finish, dreamt about it, daydreamed about, observed rehearsals and previews and opening night and so on. Part of me is looking forward to closing night so I can just drift off into one of those fugue states. I'm in one now...without a care.

Six months after launching our own blog, SOSE has just gotten our first review from one of the major LA blogs: LAist writer Dara Weinberg just posted her review of Preludes & Fugues. Dara's been single-handedly changing the landscape of LA theater criticism with her in-depth, intelligent theater reviews and interviews on LAist, and we're honored to be included. Check it out!

UPDATE: LAist has just posted an interview with Preludes & Fugues writer John Glore and SOSE Artistic Director Matt McCray. Have a read.

An interview with John Glore, the writer of Preludes & Fugues.

Preludes & Fugues opened last weekend to packed houses and great reviews, and plays through October 23. Scroll down to listen to more interviews with the actors and director, and subscribe to our podcast feed to make sure you don't miss any more exciting media from SOSE!

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In 2003, Preludes & Fugues director Edgar Landa and actor Jeremy Gabriel appeared in an original film which SOSE produced for our production of Film is Evil, Radio is Good, directed, shot, and edited by Mac Caudill. Edgar co-directed the play with Al Sgro, who also appears in the film, along with SOSE members Michelle Ingkavet, Elizabeth Clemmons, and Matthew McCray. The film also features P. David Miller, Pamela Ezell, Jane Lichacz, Julie Gawkowski, Natalie Sander, Michele Barrett, Andrew Boyle, Shannon Kern, Melissa Murphy.

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As we count down to the September 29th opening of Preludes & Fugues, here's an interview from the SOSE vaults: Preludes director Edgar Landa and The Mysteries mask and prop designer Deborah Bird talk to KPCC about Animal Farm, the 2002 production which won Edgar an Ovation Award for Best Director and SOSE an Ovation Award for Best Musical in a Small Theater.

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Michelle Silver, who plays 2nd Violin in Preludes & Fugues, tells us about the challenges she faces in rehearsal.

This is the last of our five quick interviews from backstage at SOSE's upcoming production of Preludes and Fugues, so scroll down to listen to any you've missed, and subscribe to our podcast feed to make sure you don't miss any more exciting media as we work up to opening night!

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Preludes & Fugues actor Robert Seay, who plays 2nd Violin, explains how the music and text of the play interact.

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Jeremy Gabriel, who plays Cello, tells us why he wanted be involved in SOSE's world premiere of Preludes and Fugues.

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Today we're talking to actor Kristen Brennan, who plays Viola in Preludes, about what it's like to have playwright John Glore involved in rehearsals.

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This week we've got five quick interviews from backstage at SOSE's upcoming production of Preludes and Fugues, so make sure you're subscribed to our podcast feed to catch them all!

We kick off our interviews with Preludes director Edgar Landa discussing why he's inspired by the play, working with playwright John Glore, and one of the strengths of Son of Semele Ensemble.

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I am so very excited to be directing John's play. We did a reading of it last year in our RAPID series and we moved it into full production based on that reading (I think this is the third production to come out of RAPID including A Human Interest Story by Carlos Murillo and The Tower by Matthew Maguire). It is a quiter piece (in relation to most of SOSE's productions) and yet has a high theatrical sensibility to it. The language (as the title implies) has a musical quality to it that makes the play feel like a chamber orchestra concerto.
I know John will be involved as much as he can...but it will certainly be understandable if he can't always attend rehearsal what with his new job at South Coast Rep as Associate Artistic Director!
Congrats to John on Preludes & Fugues and on his new position!